The Magic Tree House series has been on-going since 1992 and was created by Mary Pope Osborne. The series is split into two main groups, the original series for younger kids, and the Merlin Missions for older kids. The basic premise is that Jack and Annie find a magic tree house where if they pick up a book inside and say they want to go to a location in the book, they go there. Most of the books follow 4-book arcs, so each line of books should be read in order. All of the books have some relation to time or movement in their title as well.
The Merlin Missions and original series originally were numbered together, but the series was re-released and split them apart, so the order of the books can get confusing. I’m going to be using re-release numbers because it’s way easier to follow.
Each book has a Fact Tracker/Research Guide book to go along with it that explains factual information about things present in the book. They were originally called Research Guides but were later called Fact Trackers.
Mary Pope Osborne also wrote a two book series, the Spider Kane books, which I’ll include on this page as well.
Original Series
- Dinosaurs Before Dark
- The Knight at Dawn
- Mummies in the Morning
- Pirates Past Noon
- Night of the Ninjas
- Afternoon on the Amazon
- Sunset of the Sabertooth
- Midnight on the Moon
- Dolphins at Daybreak
- Ghost Town at Sundown
- Lions at Lunchtime
- Polar Bears Past Bedtime
- Vacation Under the Volcano
- Day of the Dragon King
- Viking Ships at Sunrise
- Hour of the Olympics
- Tonight on the Titanic
- Buffalo Before Breakfast
- Tigers at Twilight
- Dingoes at Dinnertime
- Civil War on Sunday
- Revolutionary War on Wednesday
- Twister on Tuesday
- Earthquake in the Early Morning
- Stage Fright on a Summer Night
- Good Morning Gorillas
- Thanksgiving on Thursday
- High Tide in Hawaii
- A Big Day for Baseball
- Hurricane Heroes in Texas
- Warriors in Winter
- To the Future, Ben Franklin
- Narwhal on a Sunny Night
- Late Lunch with Llamas
Merlin Missions
- Christmas in Camelot
- Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve
- Summer of the Sea Serpent
- Winter of the Ice Wizard
- Carnival at Candlelight
- Season of the Sandstorms
- Night of the New Magicians
- Blizzard of the Blue Moon
- Dragon of the Red Dawn
- Monday with a Mad Genius
- Dark Day in the Deep Sea
- Eve of the Emperor Penguin
- Moonlight on the Magic Flute
- A Good Night for Ghosts
- Leprechaun in Late Winter
- A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time
- A Crazy Day with Cobras
- Dogs in the Dead of Night
- Abe Lincoln at Last!
- A Perfect Time for Pandas
- Stallion by Starlight
- Hurry Up Houdini!
- High Time for Heroes
- Soccer on Sunday
- Shadow of the Shark
- Balto of the Blue Dawn
- Night of the Ninth Dragon
Super Editions
- Danger in the Darkest Hour/World at War, 1944
Fact Trackers/Research Guides
- Dinosaurs
- Knights and Castles
- Mummies and Pyramids
- Pirates
- Rain Forests
- Space
- Titanic
- Twisters and Other Terrible Storms
- Dolphins and Sharks
- Ancient Greece and the Olympics
- American Revolution
- Sabertooths and the Ice Age
- Pilgrims
- Ancient Rome and Pompeii
- Tsunamis and Other Natural Disasters
- Polar Bears and the Arctic
- Sea Monsters
- Penguins and Antarctica
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Ghosts
- Leprechauns and Irish Folklore
- Rags and Riches: Kids in the Time of Charles Dickens
- Snakes and Other Reptiles
- Dog Heroes
- Abraham Lincol
- Pandas and Other Endangered Species
- Horse Heroes
- Heroes for All Times
- Soccer
- Ninjas and Samurai
- China: Land of the Emperor’s Great Wall
- Sharks and other Predators
- Vikings
- Dogsledding and Extreme Sports
- Dragons and Mythical Creatures
- World War II
- Baseball
- Wild West
- Texas
- Warriors
- Benjamin Franklin
- Narwhals and Other Whales
- Llamas
Spider Kane
- Spider Kane and the Mystery Under the May-Apple
- Spider Kane and the Mystery at Jumbo Nightcrawler’s
Other
- Dinosaurs Before Dark Anniversary Edition
- The Knight at Dawn Anniversary Edition
- Mummies in the Morning Anniversary Edition
- Christmas in Camelot Full Color
- Dinosaurs Before Dark Full Color
- Magic Tree House Survival Guide
- Games and Puzzles from the Tree House
- Magic Tricks from the Tree House
- Animal Games and Puzzles